[s-cars] S4 Replacement

[calvinlc at earthlink.net]

My wife and I have a 2.7T A6 with the tiptronic due to her having shoulder
problems and my opinion is that the guy who did the programming for the
automatic transmission should be exiled to Siberia!  The thing sometimes
takes a second or more to shift down, the shifts are not what I would call
"inspired," and the "tiptronic" thing is no different than what a ratchet
shifter gave a '78 Camaro...well except for the fact that you could add the
$28 shift kit there and get some respectable tire barking shifts.  I hope
the S6 is better.  Does anybody know if APR or any of the other chip
companies mess around with the auto transmission programming? I would pay a
good deal just to get shifting as good as what a vacuum modulator gave you
back in the 70's and 80's.  We dorve the Allroad when we were looking at the
A6 and just decided the extra money wasn't worth the extra room since we had
a pickup for Home Depot duties, as well as the 200 Avant.
--Calvin

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[mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of John Farr
Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2005 5:50 PM
To: s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: [s-cars] S4 Replacement


My '93 S4 just turned 211,000 miles, still running great, but I need to
replace it as my daily driver. I was considering a used M5, but price,
maintenance (I have a great independent Audi mechanic), and the need to
drive a mountain pass in the snow every day in the winter ruled this
out.
I'm down to the choice between an '02 or '03 S6 Avant and a 6 speed
Allroad. I know I can tweak the 2.7T to S-Car performance levels, but
what about the Allroad suspension?
Nobody seems to sell upgrades or airbag deletion options.
My issue with the S6 is the tiptronic. I've always driven manuals,
although after driving a S6, it didn't seem too bad in the manual mode.
Anybody out there have a S-Car with a tip that wants to share their
thoughts? What do you think of the super Allroad option? I defer to the
great wisdom of the list. Any help would be much appreciated.
John Farr
'93 S4 Emerald/Ecru

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